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Meanwhile, German Masters champion Mark Williams continued his winning streak against Li Hang, and 2014 finalist Stuart Bingham marked his return to televised snooker with a comfortable win over James Silverwood.

Crowd favourite Jimmy White also made a winning start to the tournament against Anthony Hamilton, while Ali Carter and Joe Perry made half-century breaks on the way to overcoming Craig Steadman and Hammad Miah respectively.

Two-time finalist Xiao Guodong, runner-up in 2015 and 2017, began his quest to make it third-time lucky with victory over David Grace.